ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST 2008

Academic WorldQuest 2008 was held on Saturday, February 2, 2008, from 9:30-12:30 at the University of Connecticut, Stamford campus.  It is a national high school competition created by the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA), an affiliation of 86 Councils around the country dedicated to educating people, especially students, about international affairs.  The World Affairs Forum will send its winning regional team - Scarsdale High School - to Washington, DC, where they will compete with teams from across the country in the national Academic WorldQuest 2008 competition, April 4-7, 2008.

Last year, the World Affairs Forum had the distinction and great pleasure of seeing the winner of its regional competition win the national championship in Washington, DC.  Daniel Hand High School (Madison, CT) bested 46 teams from across the nation and took home the championship plaque and prize money of $1,000 each.  All members of the Daniel Hand team are now in college.  We are excited about sending another great team to Washington and again beating out the competition!

The Scarsdale High School team of Reid Bagwell, Sam Roth, David Berke, and Jason Goodman was the clear winner in the Academic WorldQuest Competition.  They, together with their advisor Mr. Larry Brown, will travel to Washington DC to take part in the World Affairs Councils of America’s National Competition in April. 

Competing against 10 other high schools from Westchester and Fairfield Counties in the February 2 Academic WorldQuest, the Scarsdale High School team excelled with their knowledge of international law, peacekeeping operations, elections, international events and history.  MasterCard International, headquartered in Purchase, NY, was the major corporate sponsor of the event. 

 NEWS FLASH!  The Scarsdale HS team came in 5th at the National Competition in Washington, DC.  Congratulations!

The Winning Team from Scarsdale HS with Patrick Dwyer of MasterCard International

Lead Sponsor of Academic WorldQuest

Senator Nickerson with a group of participants in AWQ